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• </c><00:10:43.760><c> member</c><00:10:44.000><c> of</c> the chair and ranking minority member of the
• member of the committee on minority member of the committee on oversight<00:13:03.680><c> and</c><00
• right of the minority I reserve Mr.<01:01:28.400><c> Speaker</c> Mr.
• Hindu and Buddhist religious minorities are being persecuted in Bangladesh.
• Hindu and Buddhist religious minorities are being persecuted in Bangladesh.

Bills: HB7194 , HB3377 , HB7211 , HB7148 , HR1032

Keywords: Medal of Honor, valor, Army, Nicholas Dockery, military service, James Capers Jr., Vietnam War, acts of valor, military recognition, military valor, John W. Ripley, Marine Corps, appropriations, omnibus, consolidated appropriations, fiscal year 2026, FY2026, federal spending, budget bill, defense appropriations

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• </c><04:48:06.080><c> alien</c> information on the unaccompanied alien information on the unaccompanied
• </c><04:59:13.120><c> The</c> minors who are in this country. The minors who are in this country.
• </c> half million unvetted, unaccompanied half million unvetted, unaccompanied minors<05:00:42.080><c
• H.R. 4371 treats immigrant children like criminals and prevents unaccompanied minors from being reunited
• </c><05:27:21.280><c> alien</c> and custody of an unaccompanied alien and custody of an unaccompanied

Bills: HCR64 , HCR61 , HB3632 , HB4371 , HR951

Keywords: military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military action, foreign policy, terrorism, congressional authority, power plant, electricity generation, retirement notice, Federal Power Act, interstate transmission, trafficking, children, unaccompanied minors, placement regulations, immigration law, safety

Bills: HR1016 , HCR68 , HB6359 , HB7148 , HB7147 , HR375 , HR1014

Keywords: corrections, Department of Homeland Security, legislative process, engrossment, military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, war powers, foreign policy, pregnant students, pregnancy accommodations, college pregnancy, higher education, Title IX, student rights, campus resources, student health center, counseling center, orientation materials, student handbook

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• For brief background, Passport to Careers provides former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth
• These barriers are perhaps greatest, though, for our students who have experienced foster care and unaccompanied
• Unaccompanied homeless youth and former foster youth face unique challenges that the Passport to Careers
• for the past three years, I urge you to support this bill and to support our former foster and unaccompanied
• Passport to Careers is a cornerstone program that supports former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless

Bills: SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility

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• rent, case management, and street outreach, and mortgage assistance, and helping foster youth and unaccompanied
• rent, case management, and street outreach, and mortgage assistance, and helping foster youth and unaccompanied
• rent, case management, and street outreach, and mortgage assistance, and helping foster youth and unaccompanied
• LHPA also explicitly includes unaccompanied youth, which matters deeply to me.

Bills: HF4561 , HF4343

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

Bills: SB6258 , SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education

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• These barriers are perhaps greatest for our students who have experienced foster care or unaccompanied
• And then with OSPI, we receive data on students who are reported as unaccompanied homeless youth.
• That data we receive data on students who are reported as unaccompanied homeless youth.
• Unaccompanied homeless youth and former foster youth face unique challenges.
• I urge you to support this legislation and support our former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth

Bills: SB6090 , SB5931 , SB5963 , SB5978 , SB6082

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: heritage orchard, agriculture, program, state funding, local agriculture, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development

Bills: HB8029 , HR1128

Keywords: Department of Homeland Security, DHS appropriations, homeland security, border security, immigration enforcement, customs and border protection, CBP, immigration and customs enforcement, ICE, transportation security administration, TSA, coast guard, secret service, FEMA, cybersecurity, CISA, USCIS, federal law enforcement, disaster relief, flood insurance

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• Careers Program supports youth who experienced either foster care at the age of 13 or later or unaccompanied
• Careers Program supports youth who experienced either foster care at the age of 13 or later or unaccompanied
• So this is typically students who are unaccompanied homeless youth in the 12th grade or senior year of
• So OSPI identifies students experiencing unaccompanied homelessness in grade 12.
• So OSP identifies students experiencing unaccompanied homelessness in grade 12.

Bills: SB5826 , SB5828 , SB5909 , SB5931 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB6082 , SB6090

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, veterans

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• assist in messaging with students who have experienced unsheltered homelessness, or I'm sorry, unaccompanied
• Thank you. who have experienced un-sheltered homelessness, or I'm sorry, unaccompanied homelessness and

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• The Passport to Careers Program provides former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth scholarship
• These barriers are perhaps no greater than for students who are experiencing foster care or unaccompanied
• At UW, we see students from foster care backgrounds and unaccompanied youth working twice as hard just
• I was just about to finish my last quarter until I became an unaccompanied homeless youth.

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2337 , HB2311 , HB2286 , HB2324 , HB2363 , HB2098 , HB2088

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

Bills: HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• ><c> limited</c><00:05:47.120><c> to</c> leaders and the minority whip limited to leaders and the minority
• </c> minors and further purposes. minors and further purposes.
• the minor in the visual depiction.
• </c> a minor and for the purposes. a minor and for the purposes.

Bills: HB6504 , HB6500 , HB2683 , SB269 , HB6732 , HB6715 , HB6719 , SB3424 , HR909

Keywords: Haiti, duty-free imports, economic recovery, trade, Caribbean Basin, tariff, apparel, remote access, national security, export controls, cloud computing, foreign policy, international relations, improper payments, deceased, social security, federal coordination, state agencies, coercion, minors

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• with minors from delivering or displaying to a minor account material harmful to minors that was created
• to a minor account that was created by the interactive computer service.
• From DCFS to ask us to study the issue of minor children having babies.
• And also, can minor fathers acknowledge a child?
• And also, can minor fathers acknowledge a child?

Bills: HCR6 , HCR19 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB254 , HB318 , HB410 , HB473 , HB485 , HB718 , HB970

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: HCR 6, House Concurrent Resolution 6, successions, intestate succession, testate succession, disinheritance, disinherison, forced heirship, forced heir, legitime, estranged heir, estranged child, inheritance, estate planning, wills, testaments, Civil Code Article 1617, Civil Code Article 1618, Civil Code Article 1619, Civil Code Article 1620

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• These are not minor offenses.
• I've worked with hundreds of domestic violence victims, and over the years, many of them were minors,

Bills: SB6062

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions

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• App stores currently broker contracts between minors and large corporations, contracts children cannot
• </c> stores currently broker contracts stores currently broker contracts between<00:08:44.240><c> minors
• and large corporations, between minors and large corporations, contracts<00:08:47.440><c> children</
• I have four sons at home, three of which are minors who have phones.
• </c> verified that she is a minor. verified that she is a minor.

Bills: HB161 , HB161

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: building codes, standardization, commercial construction, architectural services, energy conservation, federal compliance, local governance, consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors

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• Can you define or give an example of aiding and abetting a minor? Thank you, Madam Chair.
• A health care provider who may opt to do something prohibited by law on a minor, just to make sure I
• and that damages that can be recovered are accruing to the benefit of affected minors.
• It couldn’t just be anybody coming and filing on behalf of that minor.
• If it's already illegal for minors, what are we even doing here?

Bills: S0560 , S0590 , S0778 , S1010

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: child welfare, psychotropic medication, Department of Children and Families, community-based care, liability insurance, forensic services, defendants, mental health, judicial system, defense, legal definitions, minors, healthcare, parental rights, criminal penalties, civil action, sex-reassignment, investigations, economic damages

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills and reported each favorably. SB 590, by Senator Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure by mandatory reporters to report suspected child abuse until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment made the change retroactive for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Senator Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases, and it passed unanimously. SB 778, by Senator Simon, updates the definition of forensic client so certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed in the same secure setting as other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and costs; it also passed unanimously. The committee then took up SB 560, by Senator Garcia, which streamlines psychotropic medication procedures for children in DCF custody, reduces duplicative reports and background checks, and simplifies consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing certain social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s post-secondary education services and support, while extending eligibility ages from 18-23 to 18-26 with a five-year maximum benefit period. Senator Garcia and supporters said the bill improves continuity of care and support for foster youth; Senator Harrell raised fiscal concerns about the education stipend expansion. The bill was reported favorably, and Chair Grall later recorded her vote in the affirmative. Finally, the committee heard SB 1010, by Senator Yarbrough, which strengthens enforcement of Florida’s existing prohibitions on sex reassignment prescriptions and procedures for minors and adds civil and criminal penalties, including Attorney General enforcement authority and damages for injured minors. An amendment clarified that the cause of action applies only to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing it protects children and parental rights, and opponents warning it would chill medical care, school conversations, and access to support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell and Sharief expressed concerns about breadth, standing, and impacts on therapists, teachers, and confidential conversations; Sharief voted no while the rest of the committee voted yes, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2192 requires a minor, if the minor is included in video content
• required records until the minor reaches 21 years of age and deposit gross earnings for the minor in
• a trust account that is to be preserved for the benefit of the minor until 18 years of age.
• The bill further allows an individual who is at least 18 years of age or is an emancipated minor and
• who is featured in the content creator's... ...18 years of age or is an emancipated minor and who is

Bills: HB2010 , HB2192 , HB2310 , HB2501

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: digital goods, advertising, ownership, license, consumer protection, refund policies, streaming services, minors, content creators, online platforms, compensation, trust accounts, child protection, video content, privacy, employment, independent contractor, marketplace, digital services, contractual agreements

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• there, my landlord might... ...have been emboldened to completely skip due process, find some other minor
• eliminates notices to vacate in cases that are not for nonpayment of rent, creating an opportunity for minor

Bills: HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• We are so far behind on regulation with regard to AI in a way that protects. minors that appreciate you
• So, to be very plain, what this bill does is it makes non-consenting deepfakes and deepfakes of minor
• The intent of this bill is to ensure that there are no explicit deepfakes. of minors and it creates a
• Are there – in a case where you use a minor – one minor's face and another minor's body and you create
• I'm all on board with having a private cause of action for explicit deepfake material for minors. adults

Bills: HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581